Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1856, Mar. 9 | Born, Washington, Pa. |
| 1872 | Left school to make livelihood |
| 1873 | Invented and secured patent for rock-boring machine to be used in coal mines |
| 1880 | Moved to New York to find work in electrical industry |
| 1880-1881 | Assistant to Thomas A. Edison, Menlo Park, N.J. |
| 1884 | Married Margaret Maher |
| 1885 | Conducted unsatisfactory experiments on reduction of iron ore by natural gas |
| 1894-1895 | Invented carborundum Established Carborundum Co., and moved it to Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
| 1894 | Awarded the John Scott Medal by the Franklin Institute, for discovery of carborundum |
| 1899 | Incorporated Acheson Graphite Co. |
| 1901 | Awarded John Scott Medal for production of artificial graphite |
| 1908 | Invented and secured patent for siloxicon Awarded Rumford Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 1910 | Published A Pathfinder: Discovery, Invention and Industry. New York: The Press Scrap Book |
| 1928 | Established Edward G. Acheson fund at Electrochemical Society |
| 1929 | Awarded Acheson Medal by Electrochemical Society |
| 1931, July 6 | Died, New York, N.Y. |